Birmingham City boss Alex McLeish hailed their team spirit after the 1-1 draw with Tottenham.
City looked devoid of energy during the opening 45 minutes after their Carling Cup triumph over Aston Villa in midweek and trailed at the interval to a goal from Sebastien Bassong.
But the home side dug deep once again and a second half goal from top scorer Craig Gardner means they have only been beaten once in front of their own fans since September 2009.
McLeish said: "The Villa game took unbelievable energy out of the players. It was an emotional night.
"Harry (Redknapp) might have thought we were there for the taking because of that.
"A lot of players were running on empty and we had to patch them up but one thing you can't deny them is our phenomenal spirit.
"Spurs were fresh today, having not played in midweek, and they had chances in the first half, but we could have won it in the second. We shuffled things tactically and were more effective."
